P-PS4-1 | Sound · NYS standard

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Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that sound is produced by vibrating materials.

Clarification statement: Examples of vibrating materials could include percussion instruments (e.g. drum, triangle), string instruments (e.g. guitar, piano), wind instruments (e.g. recorder, whistle), and audio speakers.

Note: this is a NYSED-specific performance expectation that is different from the Next Generation Science Standards.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of P-PS4-1.

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Assessment

What assessment of P-PS4-1 might look like on a NY state exam.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation P-PS4-1 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
    • With guidance, plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • PS4.A: Wave Properties
    • Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Patterns
    • Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed and used as evidence.
  • Cause and Effect
    • Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to support or refute student ideas about causes.


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